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shipyard : a place where ships are built or repaired.
cargo : the goods carried in a ship or aeroplane.
canal : a waterway dug for boats and ships to travel, and to use water for
irrigation.
overseas trade : international trade.
airline : a company that operates aeroplanes and helicopters for transport
of passengers and cargo.

Facts

• The means of transport are needed for transport of passengers and goods.
• There are three means of transport : land, water and air.
• Roads can be kuchcha or pucca, that is, they can be metalled or unmetalled.

• Highways are important roads which connect major cities.
• Different types of goods and passenger trains operate in the world.
• India has developed a quality road and railway network.

• Waterways are of two types : inland waterways and sea routes.
• Sea routes are mainly used for overseas trade.
• Different types of ships are used for different purposes.

• Airways can be domestic or international.

XERCISE

A. Tick (3) the right option :

1. ____________ was a major turning point in human civilization.
(a) invention of the wheel
(b) invention of the steam engine
(c) both of them
2. In a highway, right lanes are used for ____________ traffic.
(a) slow (b) speedy (c) both of them
3. The ____________ connects the four major metropolitan cities of India.

(a) East-West Corridor (b) NH-7 (c) Golden Quadrilateral
4. The fastest train in the world is operated by ____________ .
(a) China (b) France (c) Germany
5. The Ganga forms ____________ .
(a) an inland waterway (b) a sea route (c) none of these
6. The Indian operates ____________ flights.
(a) domestic (b) international (c) both of these

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